WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION (WDC) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-03..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 1.58%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-03..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-07-03; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-03. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 1.58% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-03. $204.00M ÷ $12.92B × 100 ≈ 1.58% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 12.92B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 204.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 4.45B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | (m) | $12.92B | $204.00M | $4.45B | (m) | (m) | 1.58% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-04-03 | (m) | $11.78B | $204.00M | $3.57B | (m) | (m) | 1.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-01-02 | (m) | $10.73B | $210.00M | $3.14B | (m) | (m) | 1.96% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-10-03 | (m) | $10.13B | $234.00M | $2.79B | (m) | (m) | 2.31% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-27 | (m) | $9.52B | $265.00M | $2.33B | (m) | (m) | 2.78% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-28 | (m) | $15.61B | $289.00M | $1.65B | (m) | (m) | 1.85% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-27 | (m) | $15.60B | $307.00M | $2.08B | (m) | (m) | 1.97% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-27 | (m) | $14.35B | $302.00M | $1.02B | (m) | (m) | 2.10% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-28 | (m) | $13.00B | $295.00M | $-317.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.27% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-29 | (m) | $11.91B | $298.00M | $-1.18B | $403.00M | (m) | 2.50% | -2.94× | Reported |
| 2023-12-29 | (m) | $11.26B | $295.00M | $-1.93B | $375.00M | (m) | 2.62% | -5.14× | Reported |
| 2023-09-29 | (m) | $11.33B | $309.00M | $-2.04B | $340.00M | (m) | 2.73% | -6.00× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $12.32B | $318.00M | $-1.28B | $312.00M | (m) | 2.58% | -4.12× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $14.17B | $323.00M | $-73.00M | $298.00M | (m) | 2.28% | -0.24× | Reported |
| 2022-12-30 | (m) | $15.75B | $335.00M | $723.00M | $293.00M | (m) | 2.13% | 2.47× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $17.48B | $336.00M | $1.77B | $296.00M | (m) | 1.92% | 5.98× | Reported |
| 2022-07-01 | (m) | $18.79B | $326.00M | $2.39B | $304.00M | (m) | 1.73% | 7.87× | Reported |
| 2022-04-01 | (m) | $19.18B | $328.00M | $2.50B | $309.00M | (m) | 1.71% | 8.10× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $18.94B | $325.00M | $2.50B | $315.00M | (m) | 1.72% | 7.93× | Reported |
| 2021-10-01 | (m) | $18.05B | $318.00M | $1.93B | $320.00M | (m) | 1.76% | 6.03× | Reported |
| 2021-07-02 | (m) | $16.92B | $318.00M | $1.22B | $326.00M | (m) | 1.88% | 3.74× | Reported |
| 2021-04-02 | (m) | $16.29B | $315.00M | $806.00M | $333.00M | (m) | 1.93% | 2.42× | Reported |
| 2021-01-01 | (m) | $16.33B | $310.00M | $642.00M | $351.00M | (m) | 1.90% | 1.83× | Reported |
| 2020-10-02 | (m) | $16.62B | $307.00M | $534.00M | $375.00M | (m) | 1.85% | 1.42× | Reported |
| 2020-07-03 | (m) | $16.74B | $308.00M | $335.00M | $413.00M | (m) | 1.84% | 0.81× | Reported |
| 2020-04-03 | (m) | $16.08B | $296.00M | $-307.00M | $443.00M | (m) | 1.84% | -0.69× | Reported |
| 2020-01-03 | (m) | $15.58B | $302.00M | $-854.00M | $462.00M | (m) | 1.94% | -1.85× | Reported |
| 2019-10-04 | (m) | $15.58B | $304.00M | $-728.00M | $475.00M | (m) | 1.95% | -1.53× | Reported |
| 2019-06-28 | (m) | $16.57B | $306.00M | $87.00M | $469.00M | (m) | 1.85% | 0.19× | Reported |
| 2019-03-29 | (m) | (m) | $320.00M | $1.31B | $466.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.81× | Reported |
| 2018-12-28 | (m) | (m) | $339.00M | $2.62B | $508.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.16× | Reported |
| 2018-09-28 | (m) | (m) | $359.00M | $3.40B | $587.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.79× | Reported |
| 2018-06-29 | (m) | (m) | $377.00M | $3.62B | $676.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.35× | Reported |
| 2018-03-30 | (m) | (m) | $390.00M | $3.43B | $763.00M | (m) | (m) | 4.49× | Reported |
| 2017-12-29 | (m) | (m) | $389.00M | $3.04B | $808.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.76× | Reported |
| 2017-09-29 | (m) | (m) | $392.00M | $2.63B | $816.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.22× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | (m) | $394.00M | $1.95B | $847.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.31× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | (m) | $373.00M | $1.11B | $872.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.27× | Reported |
| 2016-12-30 | (m) | (m) | $313.00M | $670.00M | $681.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.98× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | (m) | $248.00M | $376.00M | $489.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.77× | Reported |
| 2016-07-01 | (m) | (m) | $191.00M | $466.00M | $266.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.75× | Reported |
| 2016-04-01 | (m) | (m) | $166.00M | $916.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-01-01 | (m) | (m) | $161.00M | $1.25B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-10-02 | (m) | (m) | $165.00M | $1.46B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-07-03 | (m) | (m) | $162.00M | $1.61B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-04-03 | (m) | (m) | $148.00M | $1.71B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-01-02 | (m) | (m) | $152.00M | $1.71B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-10-03 | (m) | (m) | $153.00M | $1.72B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-27 | (m) | (m) | $156.00M | $1.79B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-28 | (m) | (m) | $155.00M | $1.22B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-27 | (m) | (m) | $150.00M | $1.22B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-09-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-28 | (m) | (m) | $137.00M | $1.27B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-29 | (m) | (m) | $138.00M | $2.29B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-28 | (m) | (m) | $122.00M | $2.42B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-28 | (m) | (m) | $114.00M | $2.10B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-29 | (m) | (m) | $92.00M | $1.77B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-30 | (m) | (m) | $76.00M | $1.14B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-30 | (m) | (m) | $73.00M | $751.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | $67.00M | $829.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-07-01 | (m) | (m) | $69.00M | $781.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-04-01 | (m) | (m) | $71.00M | $901.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $70.00M | $1.18B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-10-01 | (m) | (m) | $66.00M | $1.42B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-07-02 | (m) | (m) | $60.00M | $1.52B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-04-02 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-01-01 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-10-02 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-07-03 | (m) | (m) | $47.00M | $519.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-03-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-09-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-27 | (m) | (m) | $37.00M | $1.01B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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